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Posted by Alphawolf on June 14, 2006 at 5:00:40 am EDT
In reply to Tent Stakes posted by HoosierBackpacker on May 7, 2006 at 9:44:31 pm EDT

I have backpacked ever since I was 10 years old. Im now 35. The best stakes I have ever used are Vargo Titanium Ascent tent stakes
( http://spln.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p2352187reg.jpg ). Although reading some of the other comments here about other Titanium stakes I would have to say I guess you get what you pay for. Anyway these stakes are supposed to be designed for looser soil because of their bladed shape. They are so strong to I have been able to pound them into hard rocky soil and have noticed no bending of the stake. What I generally do is find a stick, put it on the top of the stake and beat the stick (rather then the stake directly) with a rock. Doing this keeps the top of the stake from marring.
I used to use some Easton aluminum stakes (http://www.ldpcampingfoods.com/TentStake.jpg) and they are light but you have to be EXTREMLY careful with them and make sure the go in perfectly straight and the you don’t accidentally trip over them or you WILL break them. Also they have to be used in soft ground. I will never use these again even though Easton makes great products. I just cant rely on them like my Vargos. So Im really sorry to disagree with some of the other folks here about their Ti stakes but as I have said the Vargos are perfect so far as I am concerned and they are extremely light as well.

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